Demo, transport costs born by residents, disaster funds Eligible residents who suffered property damage during the December storms can now dispose of their construction debris beginning Aug. 20, a cost that will be reimbursed by FEMA. Twenty seven applied for the program. A list of eligible residents will be finalized next week. Residents will be […]
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Duly Noted
Jenn Walsh, Jessica Kayser-Forster, and Abbey Holmes are home from a nine-day and 100-mile journey. They were dropped on top of Flower Mountain by Coastal Helicopters and proceeded to hike, mostly glacier travel to Bartlett Cove in Gustavus. They used Fairweather Ski Works approach skis to traverse the glaciers. The terminus of the Carroll glacier […]
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Arts Outlook
Display of antiquarian books Haines reporter and writer Tom Morphet will display a collection of antiquarian books at The Bookstore as part of the Aug. 6 First Friday events. Books and manuscripts include sections of church hymnals hand-written on sheepskin dating to Burgundy, France at about the year 1450, a medical text from 1565, a […]
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Haines unlikely to serve as port for Yukon ore exports
At a public meeting hosted by Lynn Canal Conservation last week speakers cast doubt that Haines could be a viable port for Yukon mining interests. The meeting was organized after discussions between Haines Borough officials and Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority staff about the possibility of AIDEA financing an ore terminal in Haines that could support the Palmer […]
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Duly Noted
Division of Parks is soliciting volunteers to work on local trails during National Trails Day, Saturday, June 5. Volunteers can sign up on lists around town or phone parks at 766-2292. Meet-up is 9 a.m. at Portage Cove Wayside. Phyllis Sage spent five days exploring Iceland. As a child Phyllis was intrigued by geothermal power and […]
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Assembly to introduce seasonal sales tax ordinance
Should the Haines Borough have a seasonal sales tax? The assembly’s Commerce Committee considered the idea at a meeting Tuesday before unanimously recommending an ordinance placing the question on the October municipal ballot. Members said the seasonal sales tax discussion was spurred by a desire to generate more revenue for Haines’ crumbling infrastructure, without placing the brunt […]
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Learn about the safety of radio frequencies
“The Invisible Rainbow, A History of Electricity and Life,” by Arthur Firstenberg, is a book I am interested in reading and it’s coming soon to a library near you. I offered to buy it (through The Bookstore), and the Haines Library said yes, we’ll accept it. I made this offer after two recent local events. […]
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Business Briefs
Noodle-bowl themed restaurant coming this fall After years of running a food booth at the beer fest and Southeast Alaska State Fair, Sarah Bishop is making plans to open a sit-down restaurant in October in the former salmon bake building in the middle of the parade grounds. Acknowledging that most new businesses try to open […]
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This Week in History
June 1971 Kayaks, canoes and rafts will careen down Chilkoot in annual ‘Mad Raft Race’ This year’s Mad Raft Race, a major event in the Dalton Trail Days, will feature three classifications: kayaks, canoes and rafts. The race will begin at Chilkoot Lake and will finish just past the Chilkoot River bridge. Each class will run separately. […]